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| English | Russian |
| be in the offing | намечаться (Is another coalition in the offing? – намечается ART Vancouver) |
| be in the offing | быть не за горами (4uzhoj) |
| be in the offing | маячить на горизонте (4uzhoj) |
| be in the offing | находиться поблизости (He went in at the front door, and I started off for a short stroll. It was no part of my policy to be in the offing when things began to happen. (P.G. Wodehouse) ART Vancouver) |
| in the offing | не за горами (soon to come; in the foreseeable future: With an election in the offing, the prime minister is keen to maintain his popularity MargeWebley) |